St Helen's Catholic Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · London, Newham
E13 8DW
Composite score
61.7

School overview

St Helen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving London, Newham, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 476 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Helen's Catholic Primary School 'Outstanding'. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#3,459
National rank
#774
In London
#40
In Newham
Top 24%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
15%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 476 % FSM ever-6 34.5% % EAL 42.6% Age range 2–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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